5. Look through the information on the Introduction screen and click "Next."

6.

NoteHereinafter on this page there are some changes (for the 4.2.0 version). Please refer to this link Bare-Metal Restore Device Auto-Mapping explaining the new feature: Bare-Metal Restore Device Auto-Mapping.

The next screen lists each filesystems and swap device (if Linux) available in the Recovery Point.

Here, you can select the filesystem you want to restore. All available filesystems are listed. At least one must be selected by clicking on the appropriate check-box.

TipTo display file ystem properties, click on the "Plus" icon in front of the fil system name. The following data is provided for each filesystem:

Content Type - Either "MBR" (Master Boot Record) or a filesystem of a special type. The most common filesystem types are NTFS (Windows) and EXT3 (Linux).

Device Path - The path used by the operating system to identify the hard disk or partition. In Windows, it looks like \\?\Volume2cb24442-fd22-11df-b57d-806e6f6e6963. In Linux, it looks like /dev/hda or /dev/sda. The Device Path saved in the Recovery Point refers to the Device that this Recovery Point was created for. If you are performing a Bare-Metal Restore to an alternate Agent, the Device Path will be different.

Size - Size of the hard disk or partition in gigabytes.

Block Size - Minimum amount of space that can be allocated on the hard disk. Depends on the partition size and filesystem used, and is a multiple of 512 bytes.

Total Blocks - The total number of blocks (see above) available for data on this partition.

Allocated Blocks - The number of blocks allocated for data at the time the Recovery Point was created.

Click "Next" to proceed to the following step.

7. On the next screen, select one (1) of the following options:

Restore to Original Host - The same Agent Name/IP address and port as the original Agent. Connects to the Agent name and uses the port configured when the Recovery Point was created.

Restore to Alternate Agent - Connects to the selected Agent's hostname and the specified port. The Agent must have already been added to the system.

Restore to Alternate Host Name/IP - Connects to the specified Host Name and port. This option allows you to Restore to a Host with a Host Name/IP address different than the original Host. For example, if the PXE host has a different IP, specify the IP address.

To restore to the Agent where the system was installed previously, choose the first option ("Restore to Original Host"). This is the only option that makes sense when you perform a Bare-Metal Restore using Server Live CD or Server PXE Boot.

If you choose to restore to an alternate Agent in the system, select the second option ("Restore to Alternate Agent"). Then select the Agent from the drop-down list. The Agent must be running the R1Soft Backup Disaster Recovery Boot Media and should be known to the CDP Server. When a Host is booted into Disaster Recovery Media, no authentication will be required.

If you choose to restore to an alternate Agent that is not in the system, select the last option ("Restore to Alternate Host Name/IP"). Then enter the Host Name or IP address of the alternate Agent. This option should be selected when you perform a Bare-Metal Restore using Agent Live CD or Agent PXE Boot.

LiveCD Server, PXE Boot Server

LiveCD Agent, PXE Boot Agent

Click "Next" to proceed to the following step.

8. On the next screen, select one (1) of the following options:

Use Existing Storage Configuration - Bare-Metal Restore will use the existing Storage Configuration. This option should almost never be used when performing a Bare-Metal Restore.

SelectStorage Configurationto Restore - Selecting this option lets you pick a Storage Configuration to restore to the target Agent. In most cases, you should select this option.

9. On the next screen, select one (1) of the following options:

Use Existing Partition Tables on Host - Bare-Metal Restore will use the partition layout already present on the target Agent. This option should almost never be used when performing a Bare-Metal Restore.

Select Partition Tables to Restore - Selecting this option lets you pick partition tables from the Recovery Point to restore to the target Agent. In most cases, you should select this option.

Click "Next" to proceed to the following step.

If you select the "Select Partition Tables to Restore" option, then three (3) additional steps arise:

Select Partition Tables

Map Partition Tables

Restore Partition Tables

9.1 Selecting Partition Tables

Select the partition table layout(s) for the filesystems you want to restore.

TipTo display the partition table properties, click on the "Plus" icon in front of the partition table's name.

Content Type - Either MBR (Master Boot Record) or another special type of partition.

Size - Size of the partition table in gigabytes.

Number Of Sectors - Shows the total number of partition table sectors.

Sector Size - The value of the sector in bytes.

Serial Number - The full serial number of the partition table.

Partitions - The list of partitions allocated with the partition table.

Click "Next" to proceed to the following step.

9.2 Mapping Partition Tables

After choosing partition tables to restore, map the selected Partition Table(s) Recovery Points to physical Disks in the Target Agent. From the drop-down menu, select the physical Disks you are going to restore to.

You are provided a table that allows you to map the chosen Partition Tables to physical Disks on the Target Agent. You can see as many lines in the table as the number of Partition Tables selected for restore. Each Partition Table must be mapped to a physical Disk on the Target Agent before proceeding.

After selecting the Disks, click on "Next" to proceed to the next page.

9.3 Restoring Partition Tables

Perform the partition table restore by clicking on the "Restore Partition Tables" button. Once confirmed, the Partition Table Restore will be initiated. A busy indicator will be displayed while the restore is in progress. Restoring the partition table should not take a lot of time because the partition table fits into one 512-byte sector

10. On the "Choose Software RAID Device" screen, choose one (1) of the following options:

Select Software RAID Device to Restore

Use Existing Software RAID Device

Click "Next" to proceed to the following step.

If you select the "Select Software RAID Device to Restore" option, then three (3) additional steps arise:

Select Software RAID Device

Map Software RAID Device

Restore Software RAID Device

10.1 Select Software RAID Device

Select Software RAID Arrays to restore in the corresponding check-box.

TipClick the plus-sign to see the details of a Software RAID Array.

The following information is available:

Content Type

Size

RAID Level

Chunk Size

Layout

Number of Devices

Members

Click "Next" to proceed to the following step.

10.2 Map Software RAID Device

After choosing the Software RAID Arrays to restore, map them.

NoticeMapping RAID arrays is hierarchical. Instead of mapping the actual RAID device (/dev/md0), you should map its active and spare members.

Click "Next" to proceed to the following step.

10.3 Restore Software RAID Device

When all the members are mapped, click the "Restore Software RAID Devices" button to launch the restore.

Click "Next" to proceed to the following step.

11. The following step requires you to map the chosen filesystems to the devices on the target machine. From the drop-down menu, select the destination devices for each source filesystem.

NoticeThe target device must be large enough to hold the filesystem.

NoticeEach target device can only be selected once.

Click "Next" to proceed to the following step.

12. You then need to define the following options:

Reboot After Restore - Reboots the target host after the restore is performed. Select this check-box to reboot your Agent after the Bare-Metal Restore is complete. This is a very useful option, since you have to reboot the target host after the restore anyway.

Check Filesystems After Restore - Checks the filesystems after the restore is performed.

Click "Next" to proceed to the following step.

13. On the "Summary" page, you will need to confirm the selected Bare-Metal Restore options. Each selected filesystem is listed, along with the name of the target device it is being mapped to.

Click "Restore" to start the Bare-Metal Restore task.

14. The data Restore is initiated. Click "OK" in the notification pop-up.